Sharp County record., 1887-08-18
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--4eA4A 70 some r.. a.
There is in Brooklyn to-day a va. la,'.
woman keeping a small candy ,ba! P
vehemently opposed the insursna.pi I'pi Y
husbands life, and when anulicos.
been made for a policy Of Sl00N ~ !
trated it. She would never bsTo 'l' D
ment in the house that impliedit w.. . Ga
bic for her husband ever to die as a. p
in quick revolution Of macbinar, 'Is Il: y Z
was instantly dashed out. Wbo,;.l,s ls
quel: She is, with annoying tns =, y ~ y.
the half Of miserable living. pal al''
children have been taken awav f,or'I r'I d d
order that they may be clotbaI la
schooled, and her life is TO b, a NV, z
hardship. F'OO-.i
o man, before forty-eight bon,,
passed away, appear at the dest .. u
Of our great life insurance comna1is'' " "a
the stethescope Of the physical 1- ~
your heart and lungs, and bv tba rA
some honest company decree tb.,
children shall not be subjected !, Z
humiliation Of financial struggls " !
days Of your demise.
But / must ask the men engaraa : e.,
insurance business whethertbevfeol Y
portance Of their trust, and chargs h.
must that they need divine graca ~ /, |
them in their work. In this dav Il
there are so many rivalries in yo1r Il,
business, YOU will be tempted 10 ovs..
the amount Of assets and the eytant,,.
surplus, and you will be tempted n,i1
the franchise Of the company andm,r.
the deficit Of the year by addipg Il
Of the receipts Of another year; arjr
will be tempted 70 send out mean an.
nous circulars derogatory to other cor,
nies, forgetful Of the fact that aDnvr
communication means only two tir-
the cOwardice Of the author and fra 4,
cheney Of the police in allowing M
thing 70 be dated any where save in,1
a penitentiary. Under the migbtv,,
ure many have gone down, and ym7
follow them if YOU have too much s,
dence in yourself, and do not appeats
Lord for positive help.
But if any Of you belong to that
creant class Of people who withor
financial ability, organize themselys
what they call a life insurance comm
with a pretended capital Of B,
or $4,000, then vote yourself
the lucrative position, and then
all the premiums for yourself,
then. at the approach Of the State M
intendent, drop all into the hand, oia
life insurance undertakers whose bg
it is 10 gather up the remains Of dsh
examinations and bury them in thef
vault-theu, say, yol had better .i
OF the business, and disgorge thevil
houses YOU have swallowed.
But nv word is 10 all those vlH
lsgitimatelv engaged in the bs
YOu ought 70 be better than Othg
not only because Of the respoHsl2
that rest upon you, bat becase thett
ever confronting YOU that yoT sg
earth is uncertain, and your ltea nr
Of few DAYS or years. Do not
black-edged letters that come into
Office make Won think: Does ndm
tors certificate on the death cans
YOU a thrillf Your periodicals
advert semcnts, and even The
graphv Of your pOlicie;
Won that Won are mortal: AccGtz
YOUR own showing the chances hf
will die this wear are at least tgopsz
Are you prepared for the tremendn
igencv? The most condemned man Z 1
Judgment day will be the unprepas
insurance man, for the simple TeaSi
his whole business was conneiA
human exit. and ne can not say
81 did not think"
His whole business was TO think q 1
one thing. Oh. my brother, get D '
for eternity. In consideration ]
Christ has done in your behalf, haHa n
denture this day made out, Sgs i
sealed with the red seal Of the cro2 81
But have words Of encomagenI u
comfort for those Of my hearers % =
engaged in the fire insurance ta u
You are ordained by God to Stana" u
rs and the most raging element
We are indebted TO YOU for what % u
tional Board Of Underwriters andp
vention OF Chiefs Of the Fire DeIa " ~
have effected through your 'ussa VI
and through your encouragem'l'
are indebted 20 YOU for what you % 10,
fected in the construction Of O- -, -,
and in the change in the haOh =
cities: so that by scientific prgoi d.
derly companies extinguish tls th, M
stead Of the old-time riots Vl" ros w
TO extinguish the cl'lieN !
we are indebted to you nas
successful demands you have mIa , do, i
repeal of unjust laws-for tne ~ ties
have waEed against incendlalSn T
sou-for the fatal blow you have civ,
70 the theory that corporations Cor
souls, by the cheerfulness ana ro. ,. fine
with which YOU have met losa II
which YOU might have escSp''D doll
the tcchnicality Of the law ,Cr w.
The scientific Hitchcocks, ana !. den,
and Mitchells Of the worlu w, a, The
with the sacred writers to maSs y mer
that there is coming a conn'g' Dr.
sweep across the EARTH CONT Iis Littl
which that Of Chicago in lSI, T,- o., the |
Boston in 1872. and that Of New =. y" conv
,,l,,.'i wsre mere nothings. BrooEIyn at v !,
New York on fire! Charle'Vu worl
San Francisco on fire! Canton OaJ T., A,
Petersburgh on fire! Parl' ~, ~ Brinl
don on fire. the Andes on NV Al yarn
mines ON fire. the Himalayas o. A ital 0
will be peculiar about the 20, r For
the water with which we puii pi n shipr
fires will itself take fame; aea y. rand t
sinni. and the Ohio, and the ~ ,.-,- n ent s,
and lake Erie, and the a"' Cou
is,,,- par;sc leans, and tumbliIss Tor a
shall with red tongues iicA .srts The
The geological heats Of the .bs S + After
world will burn out toward .no oot5 W.
nj luU